Olson's Tree » Ralph Scofield Bridgman (1890-1974)
Personal data Ralph Scofield Bridgman
Source 1- He was born on May 19, 1890 in Westhampton, MA.
- He died on October 18, 1974 in Westhampton, MA, he was 84 years old.
- A child of EDWIN BURT BRIDGMAN and Mary S Bridgman
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Birthday May 19, 1890
- The temperature on May 19, 1890 was about 20.4 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1890: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 22 » The United Mine Workers of America is founded in Columbus, Ohio.
- April 7 » Completion of the first Lake Biwa Canal.
- October 12 » Uddevalla Suffrage Association is formed.
- November 23 » King William III of the Netherlands dies without a male heir and a special law is passed to allow his daughter Princess Wilhelmina to succeed him.
- November 29 » The Meiji Constitution goes into effect in Japan, and the first Diet convenes.
- December 29 » Wounded Knee Massacre on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, 300 Lakota are killed by the United States 7th Cavalry Regiment.
Day of death October 18, 1974
- The temperature on October 18, 1974 was between -1.1 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was 7.9 mm of rain during 6.2 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (16%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1974: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 13.5 million citizens.
- January 18 » A Disengagement of Forces agreement is signed between the Israeli and Egyptian governments, ending conflict on the Egyptian front of the Yom Kippur War.
- February 8 » After 84 days in space, the crew of Skylab 4, the last crew to visit American space station Skylab, returns to Earth.
- March 3 » Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashes at Ermenonville near Paris, France killing all 346 aboard.
- March 4 » People magazine is published for the first time in the United States as People Weekly.
- April 25 » Carnation Revolution: A leftist military coup in Portugal overthrows the authoritarian-conservative Estado Novo regime and establishes a democratic government.
- May 17 » The Troubles: Thirty-three civilians are killed and 300 injured when the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) detonates four car bombs in Dublin and Monaghan, Republic of Ireland.
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- 1973 » Margaret Caroline Anderson, American publisher, founded The Little Review (b. 1886)
- 1973 » Walt Kelly, American illustrator and animator (b. 1913)
- 1975 » Al Lettieri, American actor (b. 1928)
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- 1975 » K. C. Douglas, American rural blues singer (b. 1913)
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Charles Olson, "Olson's Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/olsons-tree/P22250.php : accessed February 27, 2026), "Ralph Scofield Bridgman (1890-1974)".